Shoe overhaul. If you could start over...

[jr07]

I'm on a shoe purge and replacement mission right now.

I have four suits (navy, black, medium grey, and grey-brown) for day-to-day wear and some events. I'm a medical student on my feet a lot of the day in the clinic.

If you could buy two pairs of shoes, assuming you didn't have any to start with, what colors and styles would you choose (and in what order).

I realize it's asking a lot in one question but here goes.

Many thanks in advance for any help.

 

[jrd617]

No offense but did you even bother reading SF 101 or searching for similar threads?

 

[jr07]

Of course I did and I have a good idea of where to start. But I asked a specific question, with details about myself and what setting they will be used in. I had asked for advice, not patronizing comments. I contribute my expertise in different subjects on other forums. I thought someone might be able to help - and maybe someone will still be nice enough to do so - but if not I'll go elsewhere.

 

[jr07]

Sorry for that. Perhaps let me narrow my question down. I'm from Vancouver and always appreciated Fluevogs.

Does anything here pique anyone's interest for me?

http://www.gravitypope.com/shoes/mens/fluevog

 

[Count de Monet]

I'm not sure how literal you meant it when you said you were thinking about purging your shoe collection and starting over with just two pair. In other words, is this purely an academic exercise, sort of like a riddle: "Hey, pretend I can only own two pair of shoes ...." Do you mean just your dress shoes but you would keep some of your very casual shoes?

I ask because I have some surgeon friends, one of whom seems to just wear a couple of pair at work: loafers for clinic days and tennis shoes for surgery days.

Since you referenced your suits, I assume you want that factored in. I guess you wear your suits to clinic, swapping the jacket for your white coat?

If your question is limited to dress shoes, I guess my two pair would be a brown punchcap and burgundy shell LWB. To me (I'm not British

) either would work with suits or sport coat and tie. The former has been described by a certain Revered One here as "the ultimate suit shoe" and the latter is especially easy to dress down (up to a point).

If those don't sound comfortable enough, you could substitute for either a comfort shoe that mimics a traditional dress shoe in looks, like some of the "rough leather" or "oiled leather" shoes with something besides a leather sole, but otherwise made up like a traditional oxford or blucher. There are several AE models like that, I think.

Again, sorry if I missed the full point of your question. Best of luck in school.

 

[Punjabjat]

I'd opt for camel lace up's and brown double monks...

 

[unbelragazzo]

1) Oxford cap toe in black
2) split toe derby in dark brown, pebble or hatch grain if you like.

 

[unbelragazzo]

That answer was assuming that these shoes need to cover your more casual non-suit situations too. If this is just for suit wearing then 2) would be a brown full brogue.